They had with them Onomakritos, an Athenian oraclemonger and a compiler of the oracles of Mousaios, with whom they had earlier reconciled...

In Greek the names of the kings mean the following: Darius means “Achiever,” Xerxes “Warlike,” and “Artaxerxes “Extremely Warlike.” These...

According to the Argives, then, that is why Kleomenes went mad and died an evil death. The Spartans, however, say that Kleomenes became...

It was Kleomenes who had come up with the idea to refer this question to the Pythia, and he next gained the support of Kobon son of...

After wintering in the vicinity of Miletus, the Persian fleet sailed off the next year and with little effort took control of the islands...

That is the account told by the Argives and Aeginetans, and they agree with the Athenians that only one Athenian returned home to Attica...

He also appointed Otanes to command the forces stationed along the coast. The father of this Otanes was Sisamnes, one of the royal...

The customs of those who live above the Krestonians are as follows. Each man has many wives, and whenever a man dies, a great contest...

When the Persians whom Aryandes had sent from Egypt to assist Pheretime in taking vengeance arrived at Barke, they laid siege to the...

This is how the Scythians swear oaths, no matter to whom they are swearing them. They pour wine mixed with their own blood—extracted from...

In that case, they are put to death as follows. The soothsayers, who have their feet bound, their hands tied behind their backs, and...

And it makes me laugh when I see so many people nowadays drawing maps of the earth and not one of them giving an intelligent...

Convinced that Babylon was fated to be conquered now, Zopyros went to Darius and asked him whether he considered the capture of Babylon...

Among the latter was Syloson son of Aiakes, who was the brother of Polykrates and who was now in exile from Samos. Syloson met with a...

During his reign, Darius summoned the Hellenes at his court and asked them how much money they would accept for eating the bodies of...

Herordotus comments on importance of cupbearer in Persia: "as a cup bearer to the King, an office of considerable honor." Herodotus. The...

The Arabians, who regard pledges made to their fellow men with special reverence, enter into a pledge in this way. Between the two men...

Amasis established the following daily routine for himself. He worked diligently on serious matters of government from dawn until the...

And so after Apries had been deposed, Amasis became king. He was from the Saitic home, and Siouph is the name of his native city. The...

The water in the lake does not originate from here—for this region is terribly dry—but rather from the Nile, and is drawn here through...

After this, Sennacharib king of the Arabians and Assyrians led a large army against Egypt, and naturally the warrior class refused to...

This pyramid was built like a flight of stairs, which some call battlements, others platforms. When they had completed the foundation...

In Egypt: This king amassed great wealth in silver, which none of his royal descendants could surpass or even come close to. In order to...

In Memphis, Egypt: On the shore there was—and in fact there still is—a sanctuary of Herakles to which anyone’s servant may flee for...